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IT TAKES MORE THAN COURAGE TO BEAT CANCER ® Why we need your support: Dana-Farber is equally committed to researching Cancer is complicated. While we have achieved cancer’s causes, as well as treatments and caring remarkable successes in treating many forms of for patients. Supporting 50/50 research and care is the disease, we lack effective treatments for other very expensive, and we have set high standards for subtypes. Drug resistance is a vexing problem, some achievements in both, but we believe the model is therapies show terrific initial response only to lose critical for making the most progress against these effectiveness as the cancer mutates. The pace of diseases in the shortest time possible. discovery is slow because cancer is complex and our work is meticulous. Your support is crucial to turn promising research into effective treatments. Dana-Farber has consistently ranked among the top recipients of grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. In 2012, the Institute received There are more than 700 clinical trials currently more than $151 million, even as national success rates underway at the Institute and not all are funded for grant applicants dropped to approximately 13 by the government. They are expensive and time percent. Further cuts in federal spending that began consuming but are absolutely necessary to bring in 2013, known as sequestration, meant the Institute promising drugs to market. Only a handful of new experienced a decrease in receiving research cancer therapeutics are brought to market each awards. Overall, virtually all of Dana-Farber’s federal year, making our clinical trial work that much more research awards have been reduced from previously essential. Your support is vital for a robust clinical committed levels of funding by as much as 10 trials program. percent in many cases. Philanthropy fills the funding gap, allowing our research to continue even as government support declines. Dana-Farber must remain competitive in the marketplace to recruit and retain world-class faculty. The Institute stays current with hiring and Private support is essential for conducting innovative compensation trends and must offer competitive basic research, which is not eligible for federal retention packages so faculty stay and thrive here. funding until well along in successful testing. Philanthropy provides seed funding to test our hypotheses and bring promising studies far enough along to attract federal support. IT TAKES MORE THAN COURAGE TO BEAT CANCER ® Why we need your support, continued: Dana-Farber’s hallmark total patient care philosophy The Institute’s overall endowment is modest. Dana- is reflected in the comprehensive services we Farber is a relatively young organization, and has provide to meet the social, emotional, and spiritual not had enough time to build an endowment to needs of our patients and their families. The the level where it provides a cushion in uncertain Institute’s patient and family resource centers offer economic times. The endowment assets we do incredible access to health information, support have are managed conservatively to provide future groups, art and music therapies. The school liaison security, but our focus has always been on raising program helps children transition back into their flexible funds that can be put to immediate use. classroom after undergoing treatment. Your support funds many of these important services not covered by insurance. Dana-Farber lacks the general hospital revenues and more profitable services that help offset the tremendous costs of treating cancer patients at Dana-Farber initiatives like the Blum Family other organizations. We also provide a level of Resource Center Van, Mammography Van—the only service and support to our patients, as reflected mobile mammography program in Massachusetts— in our patient satisfaction survey, almost unlike and cancer treatment clinic at the Whittier Street any other center. This is possible because of Health Center in Roxbury, MA, raise awareness philanthropy. Furthermore, we conduct innovative about cancer and prevention, and improve clinical trials based on laboratory findings which access to Dana-Farber’s expert care for medically accelerate the pace of discovery and greatly underserved populations. Your generosity helps increase our knowledge about cancer; these are bring cancer education, screening, and treatment often made possible only by the funds you raise. to Boston’s neighborhoods and surrounding communities. As a non-profit, Dana-Farber uses all surplus revenues to fund research, patient care, and With newer, more effective treatments, more cancer patients are surviving longer than ever before, and operations to achieve its mission and stay competitive in the marketplace. many are even considered cured. Yet the effects of treatment can have long-term physical and psychological implications. Dana-Farber provides ongoing care to cancer patients because we Learn more at JimmyFund.org believe everyone who survives cancer deserves Contact: 1-800-52-Jimmy(54669) the chance to lead a fulfilling, productive life. Your support is integral to the Institute’s renowned survivorship programs.